Black Ops 2 minimum spec revealed; Windows XP not supported

Activision have let loose the minimum specs for their latest shoot-fest, Black Ops 2, and whilst using the same engine as the previous iterations it will be making use of more recent tech (with a jump to DX11) whilst also lopping off its base by losing support for Windows XP.

The main shift is the adoption of the DX11 architecture, because "the DX11 API is leaner than DX9 and requires less CPU time to do the same amount of work." It is also due to this shift that, according to Treyarch, "since we upgraded the engine to use DirectX11, Windows XP is no longer supported. It requires Windows Vista or later."